Definitions of frigidity
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the absence of heat
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synonyms:
cold, coldness, frigidness, low temperature
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Antonyms:
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heat, high temperature, hotness
the presence of heat
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chill, gelidity, iciness
coldness due to a cold environment
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chilliness, coolness, nip
the property of being moderately cold
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frostiness
coldness as evidenced by frost
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cool
the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature
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type of:
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pressor, vasoconstrictive, vasoconstrictor
any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure
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temperature
the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
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heat, high temperature, hotness
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sexual unresponsiveness (especially of women) and inability to achieve orgasm during intercourse
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deadness, unresponsiveness
the quality of being unresponsive; not reacting; as a quality of people, it is marked by a failure to respond quickly or with emotion to people or events
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deadness, unresponsiveness
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a lack of affection or enthusiasm
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synonyms:
chilliness, coldness, coolness, frigidness, iciness
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types:
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stone
a lack of feeling or expression or movement
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lukewarmness, tepidness
lack of passion, force or animation
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type of:
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emotionlessness, unemotionality
absence of emotion
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stone
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